The night is getting darker.
At the foot of Qingyu Mountain in Beidi, six thousand search and suppression troops have surrounded the entire mountain.
Xu Qian directly moved the camp to the foot of Qingyu Mountain in order to control the progress of the mountain attack immediately.
The 6,000 troops dispatched from various counties and cities set up tents on the spot to rest and prepare for the second siege of Qingyu Mountain the next morning.
Xu Qian stood outside the camp, staring at Qingyu Mountain with fierce eyes.
Since the last time he suffered a big loss, Xu Qian has been grieving, and secretly vowed in his heart that he would not be a human being until he killed all the bandits on Qingyu Mountain!
It wasn't until midnight that Xu Qian fell asleep with regret.
Five miles south of the Chinese army camp is the simple camp of the Eagle Brigade.
In the camp, Chen Ping, Ma Ning, and the Night Owl leader were still facing the sand table, analyzing the situation in Qingyu Mountain.
At first, Chen Ping planned to wait for Xu Qian to suffer repeated losses, then report the news to Shangfeng, depose Xu Qian from the title of military governor, and then study how to besiege Qingyu Mountain.
As a result... no one expected that Xu Qian would be the first to file a complaint, and directly sent people to the top of the front line to file a severe complaint against Chen Ping on the grounds that "Chen Ping was negligent and ineffective".
How could Chen Ping not understand that Xu Qian was shirking responsibility? To be more precise, he was throwing the blame on Chen Ping.
Shangfeng was furious when he learned that the suppression of the bandits was not successful. He immediately sent a messenger to rebuke Chen Ping and ordered Chen Ping to cooperate with Xu Qian unconditionally.
It was also learned from the leader of Night Owl that Xu Qian's mentor and front-line Shangfeng were classmates and friends.
Chen Ping was helpless. He knew that forcing an attack on the mountain would play into the enemy's hands, so he could only bite the bullet and attack.
Since we are going to fight, we must try our best to kill and injure the enemy's effective forces. As long as the opponent begins to lose troops and generals, it is our victory.
But three full days have passed since the last attack on the mountain!
Xu Qian didn't understand what "military orders were like mountains" meant. He originally threatened to attack the mountain the next day, but because several reinforcements had not arrived yet, it was delayed for three days.
Euphemistically called success in one go.
The people who went to Te Niang were accomplished in one fell swoop. The people entrenched in Qingyu Mountain were not bandits, but guards from the Tianji Camp. Who knows how many traps had been set in the mountain in the past three days!
Ma Ning on the side couldn't help but smile bitterly: "General, there is something I don't know whether to say or not."
"When I came back for reinforcements, I wanted to avenge my brothers in the Eagle Brigade, but now I'm stuck here. Working with birdmen like Xu Qian is worse than facing the Black Cavalry of Beixi! At least change the arrows. At that time, everyone had two shoulders and one head, and who lived and who died was just a gamble."
"How is it like now? What a coward!"
Chen Ping felt as if he had eaten a fly, but he had no idea. Who made Xu Qian the warlord? The first level of officialdom crushes people to death.
"Stop whining and think about how to attack the mountain."
The leader of Night Owl stared at the simple model of Qingyu Mountain on the sand table, and pointed to the mountainside: "With this as the dividing line, if we can force the enemy army above the mountainside, we will be more than half successful.
"The mountainside is extremely barren, with nothing but rocks. Even if the enemy robbed some supplies, they lacked water and shelter. In less than three days, we could see the outcome.
"only……
"Below the mountainside, the forest is dense and the terrain is complex. The Tianji Camp guards are at home like a fish in water. If they want to drive the enemy troops to the mountainside, they will probably have to pay a lot of casualties."
Speaking of this, the Night Owl leader narrowed his eyes, lowered his voice, and reminded in a low voice: "Xu Qian has already made a plan. When we attack the mountain tomorrow, we will order your Eagle Brigade to change the cavalry to infantry fighting, and the infantry fighting to vanguard, and take the lead. Go into the mountains.
"Xu Qian is quite proud of this method. He said that your Eagle Brigade is composed of elite soldiers with first-class morale. They will not be as miserable as other defenders and can definitely withstand the pressure.
"As long as the Eagle Brigade does not collapse, the defenders at the rear can follow your troops and charge all the way up..."
Chen Ping waved his hand, his face extremely gloomy: "Stop talking."
Chen Ping was grateful from the bottom of his heart for the tip from the Night Owl leader, but at the same time, he was filled with resentment and compassion.
Change the Eagle Brigade into an infantry vanguard? Fortunately Xu Qian could figure it out!
The cavalry who lost their horses faced the guards of the Tianji Battalion, who were known as the pinnacle of infantry combat. Haha, Chen Ping didn't even dare to continue thinking about that scene.
Ma Ning gritted his teeth and said, "General, it's really not possible... If you don't do anything twice, I will kill Xu Qian's guy. When the time comes, we will say that the enemy troops came down the mountain together and attacked and killed Xu Qian. We have failed to get revenge..."
"This guy will never give up until he has done all the harm to our family."
"The fighting on the frontline is tense now, and we are the only strong force that can be brought back. If our brothers suffer heavy casualties, with these inferior and useless defenders, let alone attacking the mountain, I am afraid they will be ravaged to death by the guards of the Tianji Battalion! By then! At this time, we will inevitably have to bear the blame..."
Chen Ping hesitated. Although his hatred for Xu Qian had reached its extreme, what was the difference between killing Shangfeng and betraying him?
Which descendant of his Chen family is not loyal and courageous? How could you do such a shameful thing?
Just when Chen Ping was struggling, a burst of noise suddenly came from the distance, and then the noise turned into a cry to kill, and later, it directly turned into a wail and cry.
Chen Ping and the other three looked at each other, rushed out of the camp and looked towards the Chinese army, only to see dazzling firelights that almost made the night look like day.
Seeing this situation, Chen Ping immediately realized that the Chinese army was attacked by the guards of Tianji Camp at night!
Chen Ping suddenly clenched his fists and gritted his teeth: "This bastard Xu Qian stationed the Chinese army's camp at the foot of the mountain at such a close distance. Isn't this an obvious way to seduce the guards of Tianji camp for a sneak attack? He might as well have left the army in Mingyun Township. !”
Chen Ping turned around and rushed into the camp. When he came out again, he was already wearing armor and a helmet, holding a horse spear, and shouted: "Take my mount, the Eagle Brigade has orders, hurry up..."
Before Chen Ping could finish saying the word "rush to help," a search and suppression soldier had already stumbled over, collapsed on his knees on the ground, and cried loudly.
"General, hurry up and support the Chinese army. The enemy is making a surprise attack."
Chen Ping was about to give the order when he was grabbed by Ma Ning.
Ma Ning shook his head and hinted that Chen Ping should ignore the matter and just let Xu Qian be slaughtered. As long as Xu Qian dies, Chen Ping will be the commander. Without this troublemaker, it is only a matter of time before Chen Ping takes Qingyu Mountain. That’s it!
Chen Ping couldn't get over this hurdle, so the leader of the Night Owl suddenly pulled out his saber and chopped off the head of the soldier who asked for help.
"Since the general is unwilling to be ruthless, my subordinates will help you."
"The war on the frontline is the most important thing. There must be no fire in the backyard. If we are held responsible in the future, my subordinates will bear the responsibility!"
